Silvaco (SVCO) Director Anita Ganti Receives Stock Award

What Happened

• Anita Ganti, a director of Silvaco Group, Inc. (SVCO), was granted 1,721 shares on 2026-08-11. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (transaction code A — award/grant).
• Although the Form 4 shows $0 consideration, a footnote explains the shares were issued under the non-employee director compensation plan to replace the quarterly cash retainer; the shares have a fair market value equal to that cash retainer (specific dollar amount not disclosed).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-11 (Form 4 filed 2026-08-12 — timely)
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A)
• Shares acquired: 1,721
• Reported price per share: $0.00 on the Form 4; FMV equals the replaced quarterly cash retainer (amount not stated)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing
• Footnote: Awarded pursuant to an amendment replacing the Q2 cash retainer with an equivalent-value stock award
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, exercise, sale, tax withholding, or late filing in the provided data

Context

• This was a compensation-related stock award for a non-employee director (routine corporate governance/compensation practice), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such awards reflect compensation elections and do not by themselves signal insider buying or selling intent.